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Bent County register., 1887-04-23
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HCTAnY FUBE-sC.

Land Office Papers, Deeds, and all other
legal papers carefully prepared and
kdowicdged. ra second door north of
Land Once.
Bent County register., 1887-04-23
LOCAL NOTES.

'-To day, oh. girl, the man you love.
Calls you bis bird. his duck, I,i= dove;
But when your bonnet lin hem scan.
Hen shrek. ''oh. what pclicsa"'t'
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-24
DYKES CHASE.

How the little black children who
laughing, and running! What could
be the matter? l looked and saw
Dixie, our tame prairie-dog, chasing
them, trying to catch their bare feet.
The children were little afraid he
would bite them. Dixie enjoyed the
chase very much. He made every cat
in the neighborhood run-and the
dogs, too. He was such little Great
ure, it seemed hardly likely that he
could put so many to flight, but he did
it many times.
Dixie loved to dig holes in the ground
tor his home, as his wild kindred do.
When he had any thing to eat he would
sit and hold 1t in one hand, and feed
himself as child would. Call ''Dixie!'
Dixiei' and he would come running,
from as far away as he could hear the,
voice.
When he heard a carriage coming he
would scamper to a hiding place, and
when it had passed he would follow it.
and sit up and watch it, and Them fol-
low little farther, and watch it until
it was far away.
Prairie-dogs live in colonies. Each
hole has a little mound around it, to
keep the water out, it is said. Should
you pass prairie-dog town on, a. bright
day, you would see them running about.
or sitting up like little images, with
their fore-paws folded cross their
breasts.-S. b. H., in Youths Coaepaas-
ION.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-24
PITH AND POINT,

An elderly minister at s. social
party where rnee--Ss7oung people Were
dancing, being asked if iies> danced, re-
piled: mo, am not educated on that
end
"A maiden lady says that if single
life is bad. it stands to reason that
double life is twice as bad. But ladies
rarely understand mathematics. -
Scranton Truth. ..
When Georgiana was three, she
said suddenly one day, after long quiet:
mamma, where do the to-days go
when they get to be yesterdays?"-
Philadelphia coil.
George" she said, suppressing a
yawn. ''why don't you turn over new
leaf9" "a new leaf?' "a new leaf,
George. Make it ten o'clock instead OF
eleven. '-Harper's Bazar.
Gotham matron-Why. Lydia,
didn't you go to the cooking school, as
you intended? eyes, ma, but there
was no session; the lectures is sick. "
Il am very sorry. What is the mat
ter?' Dyspepsia. lid Bits.
Meals oftener than five hours are
discouraged by DR.. Hall, which time,
he says, is necessary for an ordinary
meal to dissolve. The gentleman
probably never lived in boarding
house; there the meals dissolve in
stantaneously.-Det Tribune.
"A young gentleman wishes to know
which is proper to say, on leaving a
young lady friend after late call,
Good night" OF Good EVENING""
Never tell a lie, you ne man; say Good
morning. st. Paul Herald.
-Connoisseur Cooking at the picture
of female head-Ah! here's some
thing worth looking at. One of the
old masters. no doubt of it His
daughter-Why, pa, how blind you are
getting! Can't you see it's a woman?
Boston Transcript.
She (emphatically)-How kind of
nature to bestow on the blind the
faculty of distinguishing colors by the
sense of touch! He (philosophically)
Yes; but it's not altogether confined
to the sightless. In this hard world, a
fellow needn't be blind to feel blue.
"A poet sends us some verses
entitled ''Give Me Back My Own" We
regret to say that we have used the
stamp, and that the paper has one of
our editorials on the back. In order to
avoid such complications in the future,
our poet will please send only the
stamp. -BurlinQton Free Press.
Valerie Villemer (Vassar, So
But, auntie, all the researches of mod
ern science convince me that evolution
is the only theory to which we can at
tach any confidence. Admirable aunt
Well, my dear, if you won't disturb
my ancestors in the Garden of Eden. I
will promise not to feed peanuts to
yours at the geological gardens.
Hnrrard Lanapo0n.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-24

Mr.. Robert Louis Stevenson has writer.
of the bay of Monterey: ''The interest
is perpetually fresh. On no other coast
that [ know shall you enjoy, in calm
sunny weather. such spectacle of
oceans greatness, such beauty of
changing color, or such degrees of
thunder in sound The very air is more
than usually salt by this Homeric
Deep
On such a historical spot, in such q
climate, and by such sea, drives have
been laid out fit for the chariots of the
gods; there are flower-gardens where
plants of some variety bloom all the
year; and the desperate effort to achieve
the comfortable which the builders of
modern hotels make has been as sue
cessful at Monterey as anywhere on
our long coast line. Fashion and the
fabulous wealth of the Callfornians
have lent their aid to make it an ideal
home for invalids and pleasure seekers;
but the place is also as democratic a
resort as it is fashionable. Among the
most noteworthy preparations for
health and pleasure there are the baths,
which, without any fabulous medicinal
quality whatever, have become as
famous as baths that heal. In
the great clearinghouse there are
three large compartments, or tanks
if so commonplace a name may be given
to such luxurious things as they are
which are covered over with glass to
admit light and sunshine. Into these
compartments sea water is pumped, so
that it is really only saltwater bath
ing. But about the walls which sepa-
rate one tank from another there is a
forest or a wilderness of tropical
plants. Round about them are seats
wherefrOm people obse the bathers
jumping in from one side from spring.
boards, shooting down from another
side as toboggan-riders do or walking
or lounging along the walls in gaudy
bathing costumes, or swimming under
the branches and leaves and flowers of
the tropical vegetation. The bath
ought to be called 1.-The Mon
terey." An incline covered with
slippery oil-cloth projects down
ward and outward from platform up
to which steps lead. The bather lies
down on the incline with his head to-
ward the water. A gentle push starts
him, as toboggan is started. His speed
becomes greater with astonishing rapid
ity, and in a second or two ripple on
the water is all that is visible. 1t is a
delightful sensation to shoot ones self
down with the greatest swiftness and
without danger, combining slide and
a dive in a single experience. When
one comes again to the surface to enjoy
swimming, one is greeted by the sum
light and gentle atmosphere Of South
ern California streaming through the
glass, and loaded with the perfume of
flowers from a garden of hanging
baskets above.-Ro1pea's Weekly.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-24
"Crawfishing," as Usual.

The reelection of United States Sena-
tor Dawes doesn't please Mr.. Blaine.
When the news reached Augusta he
expressed himself to Senator Bruce
and others in very strong language on
the subject. A dispatch published in
the Boston Herald contained an account
of the little episode. As usual, Mr..
Blaine was dissatisfied with his remarks
as they appeared in cold print. and
photographed that the Herald dispatch
was IAN utter misrepresentation
Then he added just enough to show
that 1t was not an utter misrepresenta-
ton. Ito some gentlemen in my
house at the time" he admits, 81 ex-
pressed great regret over the result"
But he endeavors to make it appear
that his regret was not over the election
of Dawes, but over his election by
Democratic votes. The truth is that
the Maine magnetizer didn't suppose
his vigorous language, addressed to a
circle of private friends, would get into
the papers.
He has had enough experience of this
kind to make him cautious how he
talks, even to friends, about his fellow
men. It is unpleasant to ''crawtish,"
but if fellow hasn't the courage to
stand up to his words, what else can he
dop-Brooktyn Eagle.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-24
Employment Of Farm Helm.

When the grain of the farm is all
gathered in from the field. many farm
ers think it wise to dispense with q
part OF the hired help To carry this
as far as possible, the corn is often nut
into self-feeding cribs, for fattenino
cattle, and the hay is so stocked as to
permit stockers and colts to eat If d.
rect, without the aid of man to cut If
down and put it into feeding-racks.
Inns is wasteful. and a good salary for
men 70 cut the hay and grind the corn
ooula De saved. and good profit Sc
cured besides, by the use of machinery
Beside the saving in food, is the other
saving of employment for the man who
needs it, and this, too, at a profit TO
the owner of the stock. To this extent
we certainly should be regarded our
Sun,!ortunate) "brother's keener ~
National Lice Stock Journal,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-24
IMPERIAL SLAVES.
The Five Thousand Who Guard the
Harem of China's Monarch.

| The Five Thousand Who Guard the
| Harem of Chinas Monarch.
I have been told that there are about
| five thousand male slaves in the Chinese
Emperor palace, figure which it is.
! of course, very difficult to control. The
! number, however; must be large, since
that class of individuals is alone called
| upon to fill posts which everywhere
else are usually given to men. Their
business is to keep sharp watch over
the Emperor's harem, an institution of
no great service for the time being,
since his Majesty is yet minor, but in
view of its becoming serviceable some
day, and to pay meet homage to the
rites of religion.
The Empress selects the young beau
and she has to renew the personnel
every three years. These young girls
arc recruited among the families of the
Mandchou officers, who look upon the
honor of having the prettiest of their
daughters in the Imperial harem as q
means Of attaining high rank. These
young ladies make their debut at
CiiS Va 1cuL tCChs SbIt lCiuttih IISl'tO
the harem until they are twenty-five
years old. If, in the interval, they
give birth to offspring, they by right
become daughters of the Imperial
blood" and remain bound with the
fate of the child, for he may become
''Son of Heaven and sovereign heir
to ten thousand Kingdoms. If, on the
other hand, the young lady reaches
the age of twenty five without yielding
increase to the Imperial household, she
is sent home to her illustrious parents,
and honestly weds Mandarin of the
place.
Such manners appear very strange to
us at first sight, but genuine Cinnamon,
who hold out stanchly for ancestral
worship, find them practical and
good, and ascribe to them the results
that Chinese civilization has attained.
They can not imagine how nation
can be endowed with better manners if
it hopes to endure as long as the ages.
The throne and family are thus never
without heirs. This institution of
eunuchs is not of Chinese origin. 1t
was imported, say the learned, from
Arabia and Persia, by renowned
Chinese conquerOr. 1t was at once
adopted at the court of the Mogul SOW
ereigns, and has ever since retained, in
spite of varying success, a portion of
that occult influence which Orientals
are so passionately ready to stand up
for and defend.-Pekin Cor. Journal
deS Dc6ats.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-24
SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.
Needful Observances Which no Lady
Gentleman VIII Neglect.

Needful Observances Which no Lady or
Gentleman Will Neglect.
A young married couple, who had
been most favorably received by the
best society of the town where they be-
gan housekeeping, were surprised
when, in year or more, the interest
of their little world, in regard to them,
had apparently ceased. They received
no invitations, and their card basket
was no longer habitually filed. What
could be the reason9 1t simply lay in
the fact that, being unconventional by
nature, and careless by training, they
had been too unceremonious in their
treatment of their acquaintance.
They were absorbed in each others So
ciety, and it was an effort to think of
the outside world. Consequently, al
though they were well pleased at re-
ceiving calls, they often postponed re-
running them for months, and some
times neglected going at all, hoping,
meantime, that people would ''call
again"
There are certain observances which
the person who desires to rank with
ladies and gentlemen will not neglect.
The rules of etiquette are not merely
arbitrary; as a general thing, they are
founded upon convenience or kindli-
ness. To return the first call of IL
stranger without delay is to express
ones appreciation of his kindness in
paying the visit. Replying to an in
vitation Immediately on receiving it,
enables the sender to make definite
plans, and is, moreover, suitable dis
play of gratitude for the attention. To
express ones thanks for a gift, when it
must De done by letter, without allow
ing one mail to intervene, is to make
practical demonstration of ones pleas
are in having receivedit There never
yet was social occasion in which
promptitude failed be a virtue, except,
perhaps, in the case of English dinner
parties, where the guest is expected to
arrive after the specified hour.
Many people are both ignorant OF
conventional rules and careless by
nature; but casual acquaintance can
not be expected to make allowances for
them, on account of these disabilities.
The offenders against the rules of soci-
ETY. will, on the contrary, probably be
classified as rude or odd and, in any
case, undesirable acquaintance. The
habit of being ION time'' and ''up to
the mark is more easily cultivated in
youth than when the routine of life has
become firmly fixed. The boy or girl
who is alive to the demands of others
will become, later in life, polite by
nature; since good habits, fortunately.
may become mechanical, as we'll as bad
ones Youths Companion.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-24
SWORDFISHES' HABITS.

How They "Spear" the Bottoms of Ships,
When Angry-OId Beliefs About Them.
Among the objects frequently to be
OBJ served in museums of natural history
the timbers of ships pierced with sword
fishes are by no means uncommon.
Ordinarily speaking, and as far as
ma turalist opinions go, the swordfish
appears to be peaeeable enough.
When, however, the fish is irritated or
enraged its disposition because out
rageously fierce. Presumably it is then
t hat it vents its temper on the I'M
offe nding timbers of ships. A certain
schooner. named the Volunteer, hailing
from the port of Gloucester, Mass.
found itself in the the neighborhood of
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-24
READING FOR THE YOUNG.
BE TRUE.

Be true, dear youth. true in thy thoughts,
- Think never thought of i'll;
Let earnest, noble thoughts be thine,
Such as uplift the will.
Be true, dear youth, true in thy words
Oh, never falsely speak;
Let all thy words be faithful ones
Alike to strong and weak.
Be true. dear youth, true in thy deeds,
To FRIEND or foe the same;
Let naught by thee be ever done
To cause q blush of shame.
Yea, dearest youth. in all be true
In thought word, and in deed
And thou shalt gain earth's best reward,
And Heavens eternal need
p B. Strong, IN Golden days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-24
Ouebec'S Old Cannon.

The best part of Mr. Atkinson's mar
rative was his dramatic story of his
visit to the citadel.
can officer" said he, detailed q
man to show me around, and he took
me everywhere. Noticing small
black cannon, half hidden by the snow,
as Twas about to go, 1 said in fun: q
guess I'll take it away with me-
500 look at the inscription ON the
breech,' said the soldier, laughing.
Il looked and read:
Taken at the battle of Bunker
Hill, June IL, 1775.'
Il saw the soldier had me. 1t stirred
my blood and 1 wanted to make a fiji
reply. I read the inscription over
again to gain time. Tears came to my
eyes. Young man. said to him,
you've got the cannon, but we've got
Bunker Hill.-Leacistos Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-24
THE MONTEREY BATHS.
California Resort Which is Destined to
Become a Rival of Nice.

Monterey, the old capital of Califor-
MIA, has begun its third historical cycle
within recent period. The old Span
ish town is easily remembered by men
still living; the mongrel struggling
village on the sand, inhabited by Mexi-
cans, Indians, Americans and Chinese,
was the Monterey of only a few years
ago; and now fashionable people of the
Pacific slope and travellers from all
parts of the world know it as one of the
most luxurious pleasure resorts on our
continent, or on any continent. The
climate is perfect, and the sea most at
tractiye. No less keen an observer than
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-24
The queerest thing in Boston is thu

The queerest thing in Boston is the
recent sale of a church without the tower,
which latter is retained by the man who
became the buyer under a mortgage.
The reason is that this man thought
that those who bought the church did
not have sufficient esthetic taste to pre-
vent them tearing down the tower.
Hence he keeps for himself about
twenty square feet of land on which
the tower is built and deeds all the rest
of the land with the church building to
the new congregational Boston Journal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-24

Tree labels and labelling should
receive attention in the winters leis-
ure. The labels that are on the trees
when purchased must not be trusted,
but something more durable be pro-
vided. For ordinary purposes heavy
pine label. well painted and written
upon with soft lead before dry, is ex-
cellent; while one made of zinc and
similarly written upon is still better.
In either case fasten to the trees by use
of No. Is copper or brass wire, making
loops so large that years of growth
will not fill them out. Western Rural.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-24

President to account. Newspapers
have created an opinion for themselves
in the minds of the President and the
Senator by that performance.-George
Hope. IN BROOKLYN EAGLE.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-02-24

Geese are great grazers, and will
eat almost as much as COW.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-29
CHAMBERLAINS MISTAKE.
His Recent Statements Annoy Some of
Best Friends.

New YORK, Oct. 2S.
G. w. S. telegraphs to the Tribune from
London:-
Chamberlain's latest reference to the Iris b
in America has annoyed some of his own
friends who think what he said was true but
indiscreet. Others justify him on the curious
ground that the Irish cannot dislike him
more bitterly than they did before.
So staunch unionist journal as the st.
James Gazette demonstrates against bis Gre
atng fresh difficulties for himself and his
country.
Now York kilograms alleging that the
Irish have resolved to make his mission a
failure regardless of its merits or the settle
ment of the fisheries question, are readily
credited here, What Chamberlain said in
the same speech respecting Canada, is per-
verted by his English enemies into a threat
to expel the Canadians from the empire if
they adjust their tariff to suit themselves.
The author of this ingenious trsversty of
Chamberlain. language is the Pail Mall Ga
zette.
That journal further says that Chamber
lain was no sooner appointed than he caused
toIbe transmitted to the American press
through Smalley declaration that he had
accepted the post in order to do what he
could to establish reconciliation between
the American and English peoples. Hence
Canada is to be sscrIfced. This statement
is at variance with the facts. The assertion
that Chamberlain caused it to transmitted is
not true | contradict it because it mIsrep-
resents Chamberlain, and because it is cal
culated to do mischief in America, where
the habitual preference of the Pail Mall Ca
zette for fable over fact may not be generally
understood.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-29
FROM OLD ORCHARD.
The Boston & Maine Railroad Station
Broken Into by Thieves.

BIDDEFoRD, Oct 28.
The Boston & Maine railroad station at
Old Orchard, was burglarized Thurs
day night. Enhance was effected by
prying open the front office window. When
the station was opened, Friday morning, the
shattered glass was found scattered over the
office, and the door of the sale lay in frag-
ments over the floor. The explosion had
shattered the windows on both sides of the
office. An old chisel, piece of fuse and a
belt such as are used for fastening rails.
were found near the safe. Station Agent
Fernald does not state the amount stolen,
but five hundred dollars will probably not
cover the loss.
Among the articles stolen was cash be-
longing to the railroad and important private
and official papers. Nothing of any value
was left. MIR. Fernald is Old Orchards
town treasurer and part of the booty was the
property of the town, The job was evidently
done by professionals. A hole was drilled
in the top of the door and paper inserted
through the paper funnel. No one was
awakened by the explosion. Detectives are
at work on the case. 1t is believed that the
thieves are the same gang who committed the
recent burglaries at Scarboro and Kennebunk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-10-29
HALLOWEl.L.

A schooner has finished loading with ice
from the granite ice house and another
schooner arrived Thursday and is taking a
cargo. The ice, which has been harvested
about two years, comes out in clear blue
cakes of fine quality. The land between the
two wharves, formerly owned by James
Clark, has been purchased, and the improve
ments noted in former item of connecting
the two whsrves and building new front are
now progressing.
Quite party from here went to see the ex-
pected boat race between Teemer and
Godaur Thursday, but were forced to be con-
tent with the natural beauties of the lake.
Rev. G. H. Spsulding of Boston. Secretary
of the American Baptist Publication Society
will preach in the Baptist church in Halo
well tomorrow evening, at seven o'clock.
Rev. Hezekiah Chase of Oakland, will
preach in the Methodist church tomorrow
afternoon at 2 80.
An attempt was being made yesterday to
raise the hull of the sunken schooner by
gundelows and logs fastened to the sides.
Cutters are at work at the shoe factory. A
delay 10 the arrival of the stitching machines
has retarded matters somewhat, but another
week will probably see the factory in full
operation.
The harvest concert at the NJ Z. church
tomorrow evening will be at $50 instead OF
$50, as stated in former item.
Mrs. John Church of this city received a
dispatch Sunday announcing the sudden death
Of her brother-in-law, Capt Emerson Of York
caused by heart disease. Mrs. Church de-
parted immediately for that place and will
return next week.